I Feel Better

Check out the video for Hot Chip’s latest single, “I Feel Better.”

As the post at Ticklebooth said, “it gets real weird real fast.”

The Va-J-J Visor

I’m going to go ahead and put this in the file marked “I don’t get it.” That particular file is getting pretty damn full.

The Va j-j Visor is a revolutionary, patent pending, protective vaginal shield designed to help protect a woman’s inner vulva area. The Va j-j Visor will help protect all of those tender and sensitive parts that you don’t want exposed during various methods of hair removal.

The Va-J-J Visor

At the risk of being indelicate, if you’re going to be doing something “down there” that requires protective equipment, maybe you should reconsider that particular activity.

Best of flotsam

I’ve decided to occasionally post a link to some of my favorite content posted back on PAgent’s Progress before ‘flotsam’ existed. Some of those clips simply deserve to be seen again (and again, and again).

In 2007 I posted a video of two marine biologists that dived below a thermocline into 50 degree water, while breathing a mixture of helium and oxygen. The resulting video is one of my favorites — I laugh every single time I watch it, and it never gets old.

So, if you haven’t seen it previously (or even if you have), please enjoy “Hypothermia-Induced Tourette’s Syndrome“.

As an added bonus, read through the comments to the post. A challenge from a trollish commenter led me to contact the principal diver personally, and his comments were both gracious and comprehensive.

Shut Up Woman, Get On My Horse

I’m going to go ahead and mark this Not Safe For Work, even though it’s fairly benign.

Click image to see the awesome.

Happy Halloween: Photos of Ghosts

As I’ve stated before, I’m a skeptic. I earnestly believe that 99% of the ghostly and/or religious images that people believe they see are either wishful thinking, or our brains’ superlative ability to find familiar patterns in random noise.

However, as I’ve also stated before, I’m a great big sissy when it comes to the paranormal, and stories like this give me the heebie-jeebies:

Ghostly Photos – Hauntings Or Hoaxes?

Quote of the Day

A few minutes ago, a group of four 17 year olds walked into The 4th Wall for the sole purpose of making fun of comic books, graphic novels and the people who like them. For the majority of their visit, I managed to refrain from punching any of them in the head or opening my mouth…up until this moment:

Girl 1: So, like, was this always your dream? To open up a little comic book shop for dorks?
Me: Actually, no. My dream was to become an astronaut, but that was cut short when NASA discovered my secret.
Girl 1: Your secret?
Me: Yeah, turns out I love kicking ignorant teens who condescend to others. In the throat.
Girl 1: What?
Me: You want to come in the back room for a sec?
Girl 2: We should probably get going.

I think I’ve got a grasp on this customer service thing.

–Ryan Sohmer, Least I Could Do

Technology Quiz

Considering my line of work, I should certainly hope so.

What about you? If you got dumped 2000 years in the past, would you be able to jump-start any technological advancements? Or would you be that crazy guy that keeps muttering about flying machines and tiny invisible animals that make you sick?

Take the Quiz

This Man

I have worked long and hard to become rational, to become a skeptic. I have escaped most of the fears of my youth through application of intellect.

But stuff like this comes along, and it completely bypasses my higher reasoning centers and pokes the hairy ape gibbering in the back of my brain.

In short, it gives me the willies.

This Man

Dog Costumes

God help me, I laughed at this:

If you want to see 19 more costumes for your pet, click the image.

Map of Book Censorship

It amazes me that in 2009 we’re still fighting for our rights to read whatever books we choose to. Censorship by the government has always been the hallmark of an oppressive regime, one that fears that their citizens will have access to dangerous ideas. But censorship by individuals is no less dangerous. By trying to force libraries to remove certain books, these folks are determining what you can and cannot read, what your children can and cannot be exposed to.

It doesn’t matter whether it’s Huckleberry Finn, Lady Chatterly’s Lover, or Harry Potter, no one has the right to decide what I should or should not read but ME. And that goes for my kids, too.

Lest you think this is a non-issue, this link goes to an interactive Google map showing requests for removal of books from public and school libraries from 2007-2009, according to the American Library Association.